A wee bit of me...again! :)

{one} if you won a trip to Disneyland/world, who would you take with you? That's a easy question...that would be my family! We had plans to take the girls this year and it has now gotten delayed due to pregnancy. I thought it would be much funner to go next year with the baby out of the tummy! :) The girls went to Disneyland once. Sienna was about 1 and Cambree was almost 3. Cambree was still a little timid with some of the rides. Like she hated Pirates of the Carribean. She was terrified! I felt horrible afterwards, but I could see why through a 3 year old old eyes why she would of been. She loved It's a small world after all! We rode that a lot ! So that's one thing to look forward to next year!
{two} when was the last time you listened to a CD?Recently. I don't own a IPOD so I still grab a CD to listen to every once in a while. Mostly while running errands in the car! The latest one I listened to is Taylor Swift Speak Now track.
{three} what spice/seasoning is your favorite?I love Cilantro! Especially at Cafe Rio on the pork salad...Yummy!
{four} if you were in a band, what kind of music would you play?Well, I have always been a huge Country music fan. So I would have to say that. I love Lady Antebellum, Sugar and and Rascal Flatt's.
{five} if you could have personally witnessed one historical event, which one would it be?I would have to say the resurrection of Christ. Now that would be pretty amazing, right?!
{six} if you could go back to school, what would you study?I have a love for photography so something in that direction.
{seven} if you could go to one sporting event, all expenses paid, which one would you see?The Summer Olympics...I think that would be pretty cool.
{eight} do you drive an automatic or a manual?Automatic
{nine} are you comfortable speaking in front of people?No, not even a little bit. I remember getting anxiety over having to do that in school. But, when it came down to doing it I always did fine. But, I think it's cause I would practice my speech over and over and over again. I was so paranoid I would make a fool of myself!
{ten} have you ever experienced an earthquake?No! BUT ONE OF MY BIGGEST FEARS! Especially now that I have children. Plus, they say Utah is over due for a earthquake and it scares the living crap out of me! xo,Shannon

Wednesday's stuff...

Wordless Wednesday's~"Youth is, after all, just a moment, but it is the moment, the spark, that you always carry in your heart." ~Raisa M. Gorbachev

Trendy Treehouse ~ prompt "hands!"

"Simple moments are sometimes the best moments."

I don't think there is nothing cuter than a two year olds chubby little hands! Especially while making a silly scrunched face! =)

It was another icky day today. We stayed inside all day which is pretty typical for a Monday for us. Since I watch Kayslynn and Olivia on Mondays. Cambree was tired and acted like she wanted to lay down and nap. Now that she is older that doesn't happen very much, but we talked instead. I love our little chats we share together!

Much love, Shannon

i{heart}faces entry - a slice of life

We had a wonderful weekend! I always love the weekends spent with my family and this so happened to be one! So this weekend we planned a few fun things to do with the kids. Cambree has been itching to go swimming for quite some time. So we invited some friends to meet us for lunch and swimming on Saturday. It was fun. I'm not always the best at planning things with friends. Actually I pretty much stink at it! I'm constantly telling myself I need to make more time for myself more and do more with friends. So I am working on that!

So while swimming I was able to catch up with my friend Aly. It was so nice to see her and her cute little kids! My girls loved swimming with daddy. At first Sienna acting like she didn't even want to put her swimming suit on, but she finally did. She kind of acts funny in large crowds, but she warmed up and loved every minute of the water. I would of taking some pictures, but left my memory card at home...I was bummed! Cambree was in seventh heaven of coarse. I think she could live in the water. She would go down the slide and make sure that I saw her each and every time. She is getting so darn big! Later on that evening I went to the movies with my SIL and saw Red Riding Hood. Enjoyed! :)

Sunday was a great day too. Woke up and attended church. We decided we better start meeting some people around her and attending church. We really have slacked since we have moved. The girls were pretty good during Sacrament meeting. A little wiggly but not to bad. Enjoyed a nap all to myself and actually had some time to edit and blog a little! I swear it feels like I never get to this lately. I guess being exhausted and tired from this pregnancy has taking a toll! So I apologize for the simple posts lately. I'm doing the best I can!

Here are just a few photos from this weekend. Cambree thought it would be fun to put as many hair bows as she possibly could in her hair. Love this girls face and she is just so stinkin' sweet! She wanted to take some Pict's of me and I told her that mommy looked horrible and she said to me, "Not to me Momma. You are pretty!" Seriously what would I do without her. She is just so tender. The girls had a blast sliding down the crib mattress and being little monkey's! They are so cute together. I just love my kiddo's!

I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend! As for another week is about to approach us!

xo,
Shannon

The Paper Mama - Sweet

The prompt this week over at The Paper Mama is Sweet! I immediately thought of this photo of my little Si Si girl here!

This was her Halloween costume this past year (Dorthy, of coarse) and when it came down to Halloween she refused to wear it! It must of been scratchy...but now that it's to small and barley fit her...she loves it! It doesn't get much sweeter than this in my book!

a wee bit of me Wednesdays!

{one} what was your first job?My mom got me a job where she worked at the time. It was a furniture/interior design store called Steve Peterson Interior's. I was the receptionist and remember doing a lot of filing.
{two} have you ever seen a stand up comedian?In High School and maybe even went on a few dates with Michael to Johnny B's in Provo, UT. I can't say I have been to a big time comedian though. I love Jerry Sienfeld though....he would be a great one to see.
{three} when was the last time you played mini golf?It's been a while ago. Cambree was pretty small still. I'm not a huge fan of miniature golf and would rather find a different activity to do as a family. Maybe when the kids get bigger it would be more fun.
{four} what was the last picture you took?I tried to get some photos of my baby bump! Found out pretty fast I need a self timer and a tripod.
{five} burnt food: yes or no?No...I hate burnt food. Especially since I'm pregnant...the smell is awful! If my toast is to burnt it goes straight in the garbage.
{six} if you have a pocket full of change, what do you do with it?It ends up in my daughter's piggy bank. She calls it her chore money and doesn't ever want to spend it! :)
{seven} can you touch your tongue to your nose?actually yes I can. I just had to try it!
{eight} do you scrapbook?Sort of, I do Project 365 Becky Higgin's! Heard of it? I love it. I'm not that great at taking a photo every single day, but I do my best! I also consider my blog somewhat of a way to document/scrapbook!
{nine} do you buy lottery tickets?No. A few times while on vacation I have with my husband for fun. But there isn't lottery tickets around here.
{ten} do you prefer to be in front of the camera or behind it?behind it...no doubt!

What do your kids do in the car & peeing in a cup?

I am really just thankful that my girls don't mind being in the car. Actually last Saturday we all left pretty early and happened to spend most of the day running around gathering things we needed and stopping here and there and the girls didn't seem to mind at all to my surprise, because I was actually sick of being in the car. Most likely cause of hubby's driving!

But this is what Cambree likes to do in the car:

She takes pictures with moms phone. She takes pictures of me driving and baby sister and also takes some self photos of herself! I love looking at my phone to see her perspective and the pictures that she takes.
As for Sienna we usually comfort her with some crackers or some kind of snack while she draws with her doodle pad. She usually just likes to look out the window to see whats going on outside. But usually this is the time that Sienna decides to take a little snooze.

More of Cambree silly faces... Daddy says she gets her looks from me!

But today we happened to go to the doctor. The girls thought it was absolutely disgusting that I had to pee in a cup. Cambree blurted out, "Eeeeew YUCK!!! Don't drink that!" Why in the world would I have to pee in a cup?! Well, we have a little secret we should of announced a while ago. Yes I'm pregnant!

I am now in my second trimester and happy to be feeling better. The first trimester is always the hardest I think. The girls keep saying that the baby is a boy! The other day totally out of the blue Jo jo told me that she wants to name him TJ. She thinks that's a good name for a boy! She is funny! To bad this name isn't on the list!

We are very excited to see our little family grow!

My estimated due date is August 11th! :)

So we will be scheduling a ultrasound to find out the sex soon. Can't believe I am nearly 20 weeks! We are planning on moving the girls into a bedroom to share. I think the girls are excited for that.

Cambree is really protective of my tummy and is always telling Sienna to be soft cause there is a baby in Mommy's tummy. As for Sienna I think she is going to love having a baby brother or sister. She loves babies! She will see complete strangers with a baby and want to go right up to them to touch the baby. I think I may have to grow another set of eyes in the back of my head cause I think she will wants to be the mommy instead. :)

Photos of the ever growing belly to come (if I get brave enough)!

A wee bit of me Wednesdays!

{one} scruffy or clean shaven?

Scruffy but clean lookin' scruffy!
{two} what’s your favorite sundae topping?probably hot fudge with a little caramel
{three} do you own slippers?Yes, but I rarely wear them. I usually throw on socks if my feet are cold.
{four} did you ever have a tree house?Yes, it was across the street from our house while growing up. All the nieghborhood kids played in it growing up. I remember playing in it quit a bit. I even remember one of the nieghborhood boys trying to kiss me there...yuck boys! :)
{five} how you do relieve stress?listening to music, going for a drive, talking to my wonderful mom or picking up my camera and taking pictures of my little's.
{six} what’s your favorite dr. seuss book?Green eggs and Ham...I guess. I actually love all the Dr. Seuss books I have read so far.
{seven} have you ever taken dance classes?I grew up dancing. Did it for many years. It is a big part of what I think about growing up and where I met some of the bestest friends I have ever had. I adored my dance teacher too. She helped me through a lot of hard times when my parents divorced.
{eight} which do you use more: the thesaurus or the dictionary?the thesaurus.
{nine} what’s your favorite form of exercise?I don't have a lot of opportunities to go to the gym (unfortunetly)!!! I usually pop in P90X or go for a walk while pushing the girls in the jogger.
{ten} what’s the longest you’ve ever waited in line?oh, i'm not sure. i don’t like waiting in lines, so it’s probably one at an amusement park or something.

Xo, Shannon
(i also posted my quarter top 5 below if you want to check it out!)

Quarterly top 5!

Here are my top 5 photos from Jan. Feb. and March 2011. As I went through the last few months I realized there wasn't a whole lot of photos I loved! How sad is that?! Just a lot of snapshots of our everyday whateverness! Not that I don't love those, but you know what I mean?! :) I didn't want to choose any that I have already posted here on my blog so here are the one's I will share. I enjoyed seeing every one's photos at the end of 2010 so I'm glad they came up with this quarterly top 5!

If you haven't joined in already you should!

Okay so I rarely post pictures of myself or hubby. I need to get better at that...I know. But, here is my hubs, Michael. He rarely drives my car, but when we go out together I like him to drive. Just feels more right. We enjoyed a delicious dinner at Market Street Grill this night together along with some close family!
What's not to love about this picture? These two have a lot of love for each other and I'm so glad they have each other to learn and grow up together side by side. It's still amazing to me after all this time that I still look at my children and say to myself, "Really these little people are really mine?" It's surreal. Does it ever fully sink in?!! I love them with every ounce of me.

Just being a nut with her sunglasses! Hanging out at Aunt Michele's playing with her cousin Kays and baby sis.
We stopped and visited Papa and watched him work on his car in his shop. The girls always get candy from Papa, swing and play if it's warm enough out. Cambree was super tired and wanted to go inside and take a nap. It didn't happen, but that night she slept for 14 hours straight! She must of been crazy tired!
So this one is just for fun. While visiting Papa Jo jo climbed into the car he is working on and started posing! She was making me laugh. Anyways, when the car is finished I will have to share some photos!

Xo, Shannon

Cafe Rio Salad

For those of you who requested this recipe and whoever would like to try it...here it is! I just thought it would be easier to share here rather than on face book. I think it turns out really close to the real thing! It's Delicious!

You will need:
Tortillas
Shredded cheese
Rice
Corn
Sour cream
Spicy Ranch Dressing
Lettuce (combination of green leaf and iceberg)
Sweet Pork
Black Beans
Pico de gallo or Salsa
Guacamole
Corn tortillas strips ( Corn tortillas cut into strips and deep fried in oil. Can make ahead the day before.)

Sweet Dr. Pepper Pork (serves 6)
1 29 oz. can of tomato sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for spice)
2 cup Dr. Pepper
2 tsp minced garlic
1 cup white sugar
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tsp crushed cumin
2 lb boneless pork roast

Mix all ingredients and pour HALF of the sauce in crock pot. Add in 1/2 of a sliced onion and 10 or so baby carrots. Cook on low 6-8 hours. STRAIN out all the liquid you cooked it in and throw away. Also, get rid of the carrots. Shred the meat, chop the onions and put back in crock pot. Pour the other HALF of the un-used sauce over the shredded meat and heat for another 1-2 hours. Keep warm until served. (I taste it at this point and add more salt, pepper, cumin and cayenne till it tastes good!)

Rice (serves 5 for these salads)
1 cup white rice
2 chicken bouillon cubes, crushed
1 1/2 cups water
1 tbsp lime
2 tbsp butter
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp chopped green chilies
Combine all the above and stir it well. Cook in your rice cooker as directed till done or in a pot with a lid for 20 minutes.

Black Beans (serves 6-8)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Cook until you start to smell the garlic. Then add:
2 cans black beans, keep the liquid of one of the cans.
1 teaspoon salt
Stir and cook until beans are heated through or bake in the oven 375 for 30 minutes. Serve.

My copy cat Cafe Rio Spicy Ranch Dressing (2 cups)
1 package ranch dressing
1 cup butter milk
1/4 cayenne pepper (1/2 tsp gives it more of a kick)
1 tsp minced jalapeno or 3-4 sliced from a jar
3/4 tsp jalapeno juice
1 tsp lime juice
1 cup mayo
1 dash black pepper
1-2 handfuls of fresh cilantro (more will make it greener)
1 dash crushed red pepper (more if you like it very spicy)

Mix all together in a blender. This is good for 1-2 days. By the next day it has a kick and just keeps getting hotter...


Enjoy!
Shannon

It's Friday!

It was a beautiful day yesterday and the girls and I took full advantage. After lunch at home we decided to go do some shopping (window shopping mostly) but it was still fun. I'm so glad they both like to shop with me. Cause Momma likes to shop. It was nice to finally walk outside and see the sun. Just what we needed! We did end up with a Easter dress for the two of them and each a pair of shorts. They are always the ones to get spoiled. I guess you can say we are getting ready for Summer! After that we stopped off for some pizza and went to Grandma Great's for a visit. It was a wonderful day spent with my girls!

Cambree is looking forward to the weekend. It's her cousin Trentons birthday and she is looking forward to celebrating with him at a indoor beach resort! She can't hardly wait!

Happy Friday Everyone!

Everyday Life

I've been totally unmotivated when it's come to my little 'ol blog lately.

I haven't been feeling all that great and I've been super tired!

Today Cambree caught a little bug and also been a little sick too.

But, I am so happy it's March now and it's just one more month closer to some sunny weather!

I pulled out the camera today...it's been a while. I think it starting to collect some dust!

So I took a few pictures of Sienna today being her silly self.

It's those everyday moments that I don't want to forget!

Because these little moments won't last forever.


Just some of little sis and all her many faces! :D

One day I know I will be grateful that I captured these everyday moments BIG or small!

xo,
Shannon